OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14457022

INDUSTRIAL SALVAGE/METAL

SALT LAKE CITY, UT— 1984-10-24T14:30:00

Event: GLOVE, FOREARM, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, IDLER, ARM, CONVEYOR BELT, CONTUSION
NAICS: 000000
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #15187032
Employer profile: INDUSTRIAL SALVAGE/METAL
Summary number: 14457022
Report ID: 854910

Event description

EMPLOYEE'S ARM CAUGHT BETWEEN CONVEYOR BELT AND IDLER

Investigation abstract

ON OCTOBER 24, 1984, AT APPROXIMATLEY 2:30 PM, EMPLOYEE #1 WAS DESCENDING FROM H IS WORK AREA TO THE GROUND. LOOKING UP, HE NOTICED SOME DIRT ON AN IDLER FOR THE CONVEYOR BELT. EMPLOYEE #1 REACHED UP WITH HIS LEFT HAND AND TRIED TO KNOCK THE DIRT OFF. THE CONVEYOR BELT CAUGHT HIS GLOVE AND PULLED HIS LEFT ARM BETWEEN TH E CONVEYOR BELT AND IDLER. THE CONVEYOR BELT WAS 36 INCHES WIDE AND THE IDLER WA S 4 INCHES BY 36 INCHES. EMPLOYEE #1 RECEIVED BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS ON HIS LEFT FOREARM. HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 19 M

Nature of injury
3

Part of body
17

Event type
2

Source
27

Occupation code
999

Human factor
1

Environmental factor
8

Task assigned
1

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